Solaris Virtual Server FAQ

1. Do Reseller Discounts apply to the Solaris Virtual Server?
   Yes. The standard 30% and 50% reseller discounts apply to both the Solaris Standard and Solaris Pro products. The Solaris Virtual Servers will be added to your Reseller account just like any other Virtual Server products.

2. Can I upgrade from a FreeBSD or BSD/OS Virtual Server to a Solaris Virtual Server?
   Yes, you can upgrade; however, the process is not automatic. In order to upgrade, you will have to order a Solaris Virtual Server, transfer your content, files, configurations, etc., move your domain name, and then terminate your existing Virtual Server.

   In the near future, we will have a 'Shadow' process much like the one we currently use for migrating from BSD/OS to FreeBSD.

3. Where are the Solaris Virtual Servers housed?
   The Solaris Virtual Servers are available in the San Jose, California Data Center or the Dulles, Virginia Data Center.

4. What are the details of the Solaris Virtual Server?
   

   Hardware
   SPARC Ultra AXI 440 MHz
   1 GB RAM
   36 GB drives
   

   Software
   Operating System: Solaris 2.6
   Web Server: Apache 1.3.12
   FTP Server: ProFTP
   Mail Server: sendmail
   

5. How many subhosts can the Solaris Virtual Servers support?
   The same subhosting recommendations for the FreeBSD Virtual Servers apply to the Solaris Virtual Servers.

   Solaris Standard: 25 subhosts
   Solaris Pro: 60 subhosts
   

   Of course the same guidelines and limitations of subhosting also apply to the Solaris Virtual Servers. The Server Administrator is responsible for managing the load created by multiple subhosts.

   Although the Solaris VPS will support subhosts, the intended purpose of this product is to support a single user with more complex web site requirements.

6. What system resources are allocated to each Solaris Virtual Server?
   

   Solaris Standard
   Disk Space: 400 MB
   Processes: 64 processes (25 httpd processes)
   

   Solaris Pro
   Disk Space: 800 MB
   Processes: 96 processes (40 httpd processes)
   

7. Is there an E-Commerce shopping cart available for the Solaris Virtual Servers?
   There is not currently a shopping cart add-on available directly from GGI. You can, however, purchase a variety of shopping carts that run on the Solaris operating system. We are planning to add Mercantec's SoftCart in January 2001.

8. Will the Solaris Virtual Servers support Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP)?
   Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages are now available via Apache's Jakarta-Tomcat project.

9. When will Allaire ColdFusion be available?
   Allaire ColdFusion Enterprise v4.5 is now available on the Solaris Virtual Servers. Resellers can order ColdFusion in the Reseller Backroom. The cost of ColdFusion is $20 per month.